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1995 Map of Arroyo Seco

Name: 1995 Topographic Map of Arroyo Seco
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1997
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1997

About this map

The Antoine Leroux Grant and several other Spanish and Mexican land grants define the social and physical geography of this 1995 revision. The landscape is split between the high peaks of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains and the irrigated valley settlements along the Rio Hondo. Small communities like Valdez and Arroyo Seco sit at the mouths of deep canyons, illustrating a traditional settlement pattern tied to water rights and mountain access.

Land ownership and heritage are visible in the complex boundaries of the Tenorio Tract Taos Pueblo Grant and the Antonio Martinez or Lucero de Godoi Grant. In the northern highlands, the map documents the proximity of ranching and recreation, with Lawrence Ranch and De Monte Ranch situated near the Carson National Forest. Notable landmarks such as Lobo Hall and Kiowa Village appear alongside the natural elevations of Lobo Peak and Lucero Peak.